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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57874
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200608-24 (AlsaPlayer)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200608-24.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200608-24.

Vulnerability Insight:
AlsaPlayer is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows which could lead to
the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
AlsaPlayer has been masked in Portage pending the resolution of these
issues. AlsaPlayer users are advised to uninstall the package until
further notice:

# emerge --ask --unmerge 'media-sound/alsaplayer'

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-4089
BugTraq ID: 19450
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19450
Bugtraq: 20060809 Multiple buffer-overflows in AlsaPlayer 0.99.76 (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442725/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1179 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1179
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-08/0249.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-24.xml
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/alsapbof-adv.txt
http://www.osvdb.org/27883
http://www.osvdb.org/27884
http://www.osvdb.org/27885
http://secunia.com/advisories/21422
http://secunia.com/advisories/21639
http://secunia.com/advisories/21749
http://secunia.com/advisories/22018
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1356
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:021 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3235
XForce ISS Database: alsaplayer-cddblookup-bo(28308)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28308
XForce ISS Database: alsaplayer-gtkplaylist-bo(28307)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28307
XForce ISS Database: alsaplayer-reconnect-bo(28306)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28306
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